增
加

To raise in Chinese: 增加 (zēng jiā)

zēng jiā

to raise

HSK 3.0 Level 32 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to raise
  2. 2to increase

Stroke order

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增
加

Zhuyin

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ㄗㄥ

zēng

ㄗ/ zㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄐㄧㄚ

jiā

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄚ/ a—/ first tone

Example sentences

See 增加 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 我增加了体重。

    wǒ zēng jiā le tǐ zhòng。

    I've gained weight.

  • 人口稳定地增加。

    rén kǒu wěn dìng dì zēng jiā。

    There was a steady increase in population.

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Related words

加

jiā

to add

增

zēng

(bound form) to increase

参加

cān jiā

to participate

加班

jiā bān

to work overtime

增长

zēng zhǎng

to grow

更加

gèng jiā

more (than sth else)

加油

jiā yóu

to add oil

加工

jiā gōng

to process

加快

jiā kuài

to accelerate

加强

jiā qiáng

to reinforce

加入

jiā rù

to become a member

加热

jiā rè

to heat

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